CIGAR MAKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA. LOCAL NO. 98 (ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA):

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Cigar Makers' International Union of America. Local No. 98 (Saint Paul, Minn), creator.
Title:Local Union No. 98 records.
Dates:1879-1933.
Abstract:Minutes (1870-1921); account books showing loans to members and expenditures for sickness and strike benefits; records of membership and payment of dues; a list of union prices for cigars and labor; and a union label record. The minutes mention the payment of sickness and death benefits, the agitation committee's efforts to promote the use of the union label, the activities of other unions, and social events.
Quantity:8.75 cubic feet (8 boxes, including 74 volumes).
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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These documents are organized into the following sections:

Minute Books
Membership Record Books
Miscellaneous Member Records
Financial Records


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Cigar Makers' International Union of America. Local No. 98 (St. Paul, Minn) Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples

Accession Information:

Accession number: 4240

Processing Information:

Processed by: Dennis Meissner, August 2003

Catalog ID number: 990017320370104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseMINUTE BOOKS

LocationBox
144.C.12.2F1Volume 1. December 1879-April 1886.
Volume 2. May 1886-December 10, 1891.
Volume 3. December 29, 1891-June 2, 1898.
Volume 4. June 9, 1898-May 21, 1903.
Volume 5. May 29, 1903-January 3, 1907.
LocationBox
144.D.8.6F2Volume 6. January 10, 1907-December 1, 1910.
Volume 7. December 8, 1910-December 29, 1914.
Volume 8. August 20, 1920-January 21, 1932.
Volume 9. Agitation Committee, 1905-1921.

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LocationBox
144.D.16.8F3Volume 10. 1880-October 1881.
Volume 11. November 1881-1882.
Volume 12. November 1881-1883.
Volume 13. 1882-1883.
Volume 14. 1884-1887.
Volume 15. 1887-1892.
Volume 16. Index to volume 15.
LocationBox
142.G.13.7B-14Volume 17. 1892-1896.
Volume 18. Index to volume 17.
Volume 19. 1896-February 1904.
Volume 20. Index to volume 19.
LocationBox
142.G.13.7B-25Volume 21. 1904-1911.
Volume 22. Index to volume 21.
Volume 23. 1912-1921.
Volume 24. Index to volume 23.
LocationBox
142.G.13.8F-16Volume 25. Record, including index, 1921-1927.
Volume 26. Record, including index, 1928-1933.

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Expand/CollapseMISCELLANEOUS MEMBER RECORDS

LocationBox
149.A.19.5B7Unbound Miscellany:
Sample members' traveling books, 1893-1921. 3 volumes.
Sample dues assesssment book, 1913. 1 volume.
Reports to members from Minnesota State Federation of Labor conventions, 1900, [1905?].
Miscellaneous flyers, forms, and handbills, 1891-1917.
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149.A.19.6F8Volume 66. Registry of unemployed members, 1927- .
Volume 67. Record of attendance, 1884-1888.
Volume 68. Roll book, 1908-1917.
Volume 69. Roll book, 1918-1933.
Volume 70. List of members and dues, [undated].
Volume 71. List of members and dues, 1906-1917.
Volume 72. List of members and dues, 1918.

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LocationBox
142.G.13.8F-16Cash Receipts and Expenditures:
Volume 27. 1882-1886.
Volume 28. 1885-1887.
Volume 29. 1886-1893.
Volume 30. 1887-1897.
Volume 31. 1892-1895.
Volume 32. 1895-1897.
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149.A.19.5B7Daybook of Expenditures for Benefits:
Volume 33. 1896-1900.
Volume 34. 1906-1920.
Volume 35. 1920-1927.
Ledgers:
Volume 36. 1895-1903.
Volume 37. 1907-1927.
Cash Receipts Registers: Dues and Assessments:
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149.A.19.5B7Volume 38. February-November 1896.
Volume 39. December 1896-August 1897.
Volume 40. September 1897-April 1898.
Volume 41. May-November 1898.
Volume 42. December 1898-June 1899.
Volume 43. July 1899-January 1900.
Volume 44. February-September 1900.
Volume 45. October 1900-May18, 1901.
Volume 46. May 18-December 1901.
Volume 47. January-August 21, 1902.
Volume 48. August 23, 1902-March 14, 1903.
Volume 49. March 14-August 1903.
Volume 50. August 1904-June 1905.
Volume 51. July 1905-May 5, 1906.
Volume 52. May 12, 1906-March 30, 1907.
Volume 53. March 30, 1907-March 1908.
Volume 54. April 1908-May 8, 1909.
Volume 55. May 8, 1909-August 6, 1910.
Volume 56. August 13, 1910-November 18, 1911.
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149.A.19.6F8Volume 57. November 25, 1911-March 1, 1913.
Volume 58. March 8, 1913-July 11, 1914.
Volume 59. July 11, 1914-October 1915.
Volume 60. November 1915-March 1917.
Volume 61. 1924-1926.
LocationBox
142.G.13.8F-16Volume 62. Receipts from international dues, 1928-1933.
LocationBox
149.A.19.6F8Volume 63. Stamp account book, 1897-1927.
Volume 64. Record of strike fund, 1917-1918.
Volume 65. Record of dance fund, 1918- .
Volume 73. Label record, 1905-1909.
Volume 74. Label record, 1918-1923.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Cigar industry -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Labor movement -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Labor unions -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Labor unions -- Strike benefits.
Union labels.
Organizations:
Minnesota State Federation of Labor.
Document Types:
Account books.

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